Chicken Apple Sausage, Sweet Corn And Rice Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup long grain rice, freshly cooked according to pkg
• 1/2 lb sausage (chicken apple)
• 2 cups fresh corn kernels (from the cob)
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 5 ounces fresh spinach
• salt and pepper
• mustard vinaigrette
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup light olive oil
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 start long grain rice.
• 2 make mustard vinaigrette. in a glass bowl, add mustard and red wine vinegar, slowly add olive oil as you whisk. add s & p. set aside.
• 3 in a skillet, fry sausage over med. heat, crumble as it cooks. add the corn and cook for 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 4 place cooked rice in a large bowl, add the hot sausage mixture and the cheese. toss lightly.
• 5 add the spinach and toss.
• 6 when ready to serve, place on plate, top with pine nuts and mustard vinaigrette. enjoy.